Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842
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Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842 |
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Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842 View in CoL
Fig. 5A–B View FIGURE 5 (♁ and ♀ head), Fig. 7J–L View FIGURE 7 (♁ pterothorax), Fig. 9K–L View FIGURE 9 (♁ genital ligula), Fig.11G–H View FIGURE 11 (♁ caudal appendages), Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 D-F (♀ pterothorax), Fig. 14F View FIGURE 14 (♀ ovipositor), Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 (distribution), Fig. 24 A–B View FIGURE 24 (♁ and couple in tandem field photos).
Etymology: forficűla diminutive of latin forfex, small scissors.
Type locality: not referenced in the original description (Amérique meridional).
Distribution: Argentina, Barbados, Belize; Brazil; Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Quindío, Santander, Sucre, Vichada, Valle del Cauca); Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico; Panama; Peru; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago; United States.
Female described: Yes Larva described: Yes—by supposition in Calvert (1928)
Altitudinal range: 23–1735 m IUCN status: LC— Paulson (2018b)
Records in previous references: De Marmels (2006), Pérez-Gutiérrez & Palacino-Rodríguez (2011), Lara (2016), Bota-Sierra et al. (2019), Álvarez-Álvarez et al. (2023)
Material examined: (81♁♁, 8♀♀). Colombia, Cundinamarca, Cáqueza , 4.4040N, 73.9510W, 1735 m, 9♁♁, 1♀ ( UARC) GoogleMaps ; Chaguaní , vereda La veja , 4.9630N, 74.6160W, 1027 m, C. Mendoza, leg., 2♁♁ ( UARC) GoogleMaps ; La Mesa, vereda La Doima , 4.6700N, 74.4430W, 950 m, L. Pérez leg., ( UARC) GoogleMaps ; Guajira, Albania, 11.1021N, 72.6834W, 221 m, 1-11-2021, J. Montes leg., 2♁♁, 1♀ ( UARC 1398 , 1399 , 1405 ) GoogleMaps ; Magdalena , Santa Marta , 11.2260N, 74.1860W, 23 m, 14-10-2001, L. Pérez leg., 1♁ ( UARC 1040 ) GoogleMaps ; Antioquia, Remedios, vereda La Cruz , 6.8922N, 74.5723W, 500 m, 30-08-2011, C. Moreno, C. Bota leg., 1♁ ( CEUA 70366 ) GoogleMaps ; Cundinamarca , Agua de Dios, Reserva Mana Dulce, 4.3487N, 74.6483W, 350 m, 23-11-2014, M. A. Loaiza, C. Bota leg., 2♁♁ ( CEUA 99981 ) GoogleMaps ; Meta , Villavicencio, vereda Barcelona , 4.0731N, 73.5805W, 389 m, 18-01-2020, K. Alvarez leg., 1♁, 1♀ ( CEUA) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, Restrepo, Reserva Natural La Cosmopolitana , 4.2238N, 73.4931W, 375 m, 12-10- 2014, K. Tennessen, C. Bota leg., 1♁ ( CEUA 81731 ) GoogleMaps ; Quindío , Salento, vereda Canaan , 4.6333N, 75.5666W, 1700 m, 28-04-2009, A. Montoya leg., 2♁♁ ( CEUA 81488 ) GoogleMaps ; Sucre , San Onofre, Reserva Natural Sanguaré , 9.7139N, 75.6786W, 0 m, 21-10-2003, C. Rivera, P. Duque leg., 1♁, 1♀ ( CEUA 42388 , 99289 ) GoogleMaps ; Cundinamarca , Anolaima, 4.7852N, 74.4783, 1130 m, 23-02-2013, M. I. Velásquez leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 22298 ) GoogleMaps ; Cáqueza , Brisas de Cáqueza, 4.4350N, 73.9208W, 1990 m, 12-03-2005, 3♁♁ ( ANDES-E 3806–3808 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 02-04-2006, C. Garzón leg., 4♁♁ ( ANDES-E 3830–3832 , 16942 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 01-06-2006, L. Pérez, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 17160 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 12-11-2006, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 151681 ) GoogleMaps ; La Mesa, vereda La Doima , 4.6705N, 74.4433W, 1500 m, 16-10-2007, E. Realpe leg., 4♁ ♁ ( ANDES-E 22826–22829 ) GoogleMaps ; San Francisco de Sales , vereda San Miguel , 5.0013N, 74.2583W, 1600 m, 01-11-2004, S. Cardona leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 3809 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 01-07-2006, L. Pérez leg., 5♁♁ ( ANDES-E 9507–9511 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 26-10-2012, E. Realpe leg., 1 ♁ ( ANDES-E 22417 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 15-02-2013, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 22285 ) GoogleMaps ; Huila , El Pital , 2.2651N, 75.7948W, 889 m, 14-06-2016, Y. Cano, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 22912 ) GoogleMaps ; Rivera , 2.8060N, 75.2294W, 751 m, 13-06-2016, Y. Cano, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 22397 ) GoogleMaps ; San Agustin , 1.9043N, 76.2814W, 751 m, 06-09-2021, Y. Cano leg., 3♁♁ ( ANDES-E 27998 , 28000 , 28005 ) GoogleMaps ; Villavieja , Desierto de la Tatacoa , 3.2200N, 75.1365W, 751 m, 04-05-2014, E. Realpe leg., 2♁ ♁ ( ANDES-E 22420 , 22421 ) GoogleMaps ; Meta , Puerto López , 4.0896N, 72.9573W, 467 m, 15-09-2007, C. Garzón leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 22413 ) GoogleMaps ; San Martin de los Llanos, 3.5278N, 73.5428W, 405 m, D. Gómez leg., 2♁♁ ( ANDES-E 22409 , 22410 ) GoogleMaps ; Villavicencio , vereda Buena Vista , 4.1659N, 73.6826W, 445 m, 06-11-2005, 4♁♁ ( ANDES-E 3820 , 3821 , 3823 , 3824 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 06-11-2006, 1♁ ( ANDES-E 3822 ) GoogleMaps ; Villavicencio , via Acacías , 3.9368N, 73.7645W, 550 m, 10-12-2006, 1♁ ( ANDES-E 9504 ) GoogleMaps ; Santander , Piedecuesta, 6.9911N, 73.0541W, 1005 m, 06-07-2013, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 22414 ) GoogleMaps ; Vichada , Puerto Carreño, 6.1922N, 67.4735W, 46 m, 25-8-2015, M. Sánchez, E. Realpe leg., 1♁ ( ANDES-E 16124 ) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, 6.1717N, 67.5004W, 52 m, 1♁ ( ANDES-E 16128 ) GoogleMaps ; Valle del Cauca , Cali , Jardín botánico Juan María Céspedes , 3.4490N, 76.5721W, 1100 m, 1♁ ( PUJ) GoogleMaps ; Meta , San Juan de Arama, Sabana baja, 3.2261N, 73.8631W, 304 m, 2♁♁ ( ICN) GoogleMaps ; as the previous but, Finca Caño Limón , 3.3671N, 73.8921W, 451 m, 1♁ ( ICN) GoogleMaps ; San Martín , Bellavista , Km 103 a Villavicencio, 3.6761N, 73.7111W, 416 m, 1♁ ( ICN) GoogleMaps ; Vista Hermosa , PNN La Macarena , 2.9511N, 73.8541W, 758 m, 1♁ ( ICN) GoogleMaps ; Valle del Cauca , Palmira, CIAT, 3.5021N, 76.3551W, 973 m, 2♁♁, 1♀ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Tuluá , Jardín Botánico Monteguadua , 4.0291N, 76.1671W, 1124 m, 2♁♁ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Cali , Univalle, 3.3731N, 76.5311W, 982 m, 1♁ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Buenaventura , Bajo Anchicayá, 3.6091N, 76.9171W, 166 m, 1♀ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Canca , Vijes, 3.6961N, 76.4301W, 948 m, 4♁♁, 2♀♀ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Pradera , 3.4311N, 76.2441W, 1041 m, 2♁♁ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Ansermanuevo , 4.7851N, 75.9731W, 903 m, 1♁ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps ; Florida , corregimiento El Pedregal , 3.3331N, 76.2161W, 1073 m, 4♁♁ ( MUSENUV) GoogleMaps .
Morphological characteristics: male and female head pale blue except epicranium, base of antennae and vertex black ( Figs. 5A–B View FIGURE 5 ); antehumeral stripe and a central narrow stripe on mesepimeron black ( Figs. 7J–L View FIGURE 7 , 13DF View FIGURE 13 , 24 View FIGURE 24 ); pectum pale, metepimeron with two small black spots, females anterior of metapostepimeron black ( Figs. View FIGURE 7 7L, 13F View FIGURE 13 ). Genital ligula rectangular, internal fold width more than 1/3 of S2 ( Fig. 9K View FIGURE 9 ), surface divided, reaching anterior fold of S2 ( Fig. 9L View FIGURE 9 ). Male cerci long, strong tooth in basal portion projected distally at 45°; edge of medial portion convex with a row of denticles; primary curvature type III ( Fig. 11G View FIGURE 11 ); secondary curvature type I ( Fig. 11H View FIGURE 11 ). Apophyses of paraprocts almost as long as cerci, straight apices ( Fig. 11H View FIGURE 11 ). Lateral valves of the ovipositor with a row of small denticles increasing in size to the apex; basal plate dorsal margin ends in an acute spine ( Fig. 14F View FIGURE 14 ).
Remarks: This species occurs continuously throughout the Americas from southern United States to northern Argentina ( Paulson 2018b), being the most widespread species within the genus in the Americas. In Colombia, it occurs along the Andean and the Orinoco regions; here, we report its occurrence in Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Santander, and Vichada departments ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 ).
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